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China and Russia Vietnam

A hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.

Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.

Vietnam is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 332,698 km2 (land boundries: 4,616 km and costline 3,444 km (excludes islands)). The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The number of inhabitants is 96,208,984.

The PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Russia has remained the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has purchased arms from more than a dozen other countries. Vietnam has a limited defense industry

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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494.4 billion $
8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
1.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,035,000
482,000

Reserve personnel

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4,000,000
3,000,000

Available for military

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420,586,837
30,000,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18,017
1,829
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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38,302
1,820
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Total artillery

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25,360
2,000
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Self-propelled artillery

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9,163
180
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Rocket artillery

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7,471
450

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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9,048
271
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Fighter

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1,389
11
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Multirole

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1,512
35
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Attack

+
809
34
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Helicopters

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3,020
99
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UCAV (combat drone)

+
251
0

Navy

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Total naval

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1,395
96
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Aircraft carriers

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5
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Destroyers

+
52
0
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Frigates

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65
9
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Corvettes

+
153
14
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Submarines

+
140
6

Nuclear weapons

China and Russia

Data not available

Vietnam

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

China and Russia

Data not available

Vietnam

18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.